THE WEARDALE RAILWAY

We took the 1968 one-coach diesel to Bishop Auckland and waited there for 20 minutes just to come back again! It is a slow, genteel and very beautiful journey with a delightful ticket collector who acts as a tour guide supplying fabulous information and anecdotal stories. It was all very nostalgic and we had the advantage of a blue sky day helping show off lovely autumn colours and bright green fields.

Did the whole journey which is lovely and very scenic. The guard on board was very entertaining and informative. We had a drink and snack from the tea room before the journey and it was excellent!

Travelled from Bishop Auckland West (not to be confused with Bishop Auckland national rail station) to Stanhope and return in a 1958 heritage single diesel railcar. Wonderful views through the large windows to the side and front. Very enthusiastic and helpful volunteer crew on board. Lovely café at Stanhope station. Highly recommended day out!

After 5 years, Weardale Railway are back at Bishop Auckland West Station. We enjoyed the train ride through lovely countryside, whilst enjoying a Cream Tea. The volunteers worked hard to make us feel special, but not just us, the train was full. We had a lovely evening.

The weekend we picked for our visit turned out to be a Heritage Event. We travelled down the line (in First Class of course) from Stanhope to Bishop Auckland and back, taking in the magic of Weardale, the river and the daffodils. The station is situated in Stanhope with its own car park, café and shop, with plenty of volunteers around to help.

This was a lovely, value-for-money round trip from Stanhope to Witton le Wear on a heritage DMU. The staff were friendly and gave us interesting local facts as we travelled along. The station at Stanhope is by far the most developed in terms of facilities, etc so this is the recommended start point of the journey. A thoroughly pleasant way to spend an October morning.